Hello everyone. I only started cloth diapering after my current youngest was already an older baby so I have never cloth diapered a newborn. Now I'm having a surprise baby number 3. (DH apparently becomes careless on NYE after drinking Jose Cuervo ) I plan on exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months except for the occasional formula bottle. Definitely not planning on using any solid food though until LO who is in utero is 6 months in age. What diaper type would you recommend for the first 6 months and why? I would love to hear all the pros and cons to the different types. For reference, I used a combination of AIOs, AI2s, pockets, and fitteds with DD so I am familiar with most types of diapers. I just know NBs need changed a lot more often than an older baby and newborn baby poop is a lot different than after they start eating solids so I kind of feel like a cloth diaper newbie now. Thanks in advance.

For EBF poop containment, I think fitteds & covers work best for the simple reason that you have two separate layers of leg and waist elastic holding things in. Don't need to be fancy fitteds, pre-fitteds like GMD workhorse work great.

I found myself using my nb AIOs quite a bit for the first while. I tried flats with covers but you have to have tons if covers for the first little while with EBF babies because it gets on the cover a lot. As much as in hate to say it, I'd avoid wool.

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Thanks so much for all the advise. I'm still debating but I think I "may" end up making a combination stash of different things to try. I think I may even be brave enough to finally try a prefold, which I have never done before. lol. I showed DH a video of someone folding a prefold and it didn't look as hard as I had thought it would. I do have 2 more questions though. Does the NB poop come out easy from AIOs as well? I know AIOs were always harder for me to clean than fitteds when DD was still in diapers is why I'm curious. Also, do one size ever work for newborns? I tried an itti bitti tutto on a one month old baby last year and it fit well but he wasn't exactly newborn sized anymore at that time. Thanks again!

I had 2 dozen OsoCozy Better Fit newborn prefolds (purple edge-stitching), 4 Thirsties Duo Wrap size 1 covers and 2 Tiny Tush x-small covers for my nb. I just trifolded the prefold, placed it in the cover, and snapped the cover on her. Easy peasy. Even my husband could do it. Prefolds wash really easily, don't stink, and didn't give her diaper rash. And they're inexpensive too, because she grew out of the newborn stage so very fast and now we've moved on to red edge-stitched Better Fits and size 2 Thirsties and Blueberry Coverall covers.

I didn't have issues with the cover getting covered in poop but I jelly-rolled the prefolds/flats and pinned and if we got poop on the cover it was a rare occurence however I am a hoarder and had 24+ PUL covers so it wouldn't have mattered much lol.

Thanks so much for all the advise. I'm still debating but I think I "may" end up making a combination stash of different things to try. I think I may even be brave enough to finally try a prefold, which I have never done before. lol. I showed DH a video of someone folding a prefold and it didn't look as hard as I had thought it would. I do have 2 more questions though. Does the NB poop come out easy from AIOs as well? I know AIOs were always harder for me to clean than fitteds when DD was still in diapers is why I'm curious. Also, do one size ever work for newborns? I tried an itti bitti tutto on a one month old baby last year and it fit well but he wasn't exactly newborn sized anymore at that time. Thanks again!

Prefolds is all I use. I tried a pocket and ended up with poo all down the front of my shirt. Prefolds and covers all the way. Gussets are a must!! I use bumkins and thirsties covers and gmd prefolds.